shminux comments on Useful maxims - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 11 July 2012 08:24:43PM *  12 points [-]

My instinctive reaction, which is by no means a maxim, is

  • when pressured by a hard-sell tactics, disengage immediately

The justification, in retrospect, is that were the merchandise worth the price, chances are the seller would not have to resort to extreme measures. It has served me well when dealing with car salespeople and telemarketers. but is probably not applicable in many other cases.